Antique Violin After Nicola Amati

Item Details

An antique violin after Nicola Amati. This violin features a flamed back and neck, dark finish, double purfling, wooden tuning pegs, a wooden endpin, and wooden chinrest; a replacement bridge by Herman Weaver is included. Its interior label reads ‘Nicolaus Amatius Cremoniea Hieroni Fil. aq Antonij Nepos Fecit. 1635.’

Condition

- cracks to side of bridge; bridge detached; scratches to violin back; cracks to base of top.

Dimensions

Item #

17WDC185-333-001